WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. industrial production fell 0.1% in December, the first decline since September, with manufacturers still struggling with snarled supply chains.
Many economists had expected a small increase in production last month as factories recovered.
Yet manufacturing output actually fell by 0.3%, with output at auto plants down 1.3%.
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